Wall Street Journal Scribe Joins Streetsblog in Calling for BQE Teardown
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It's time for a boulevard-style roadway, not a $4-billion highway repair.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Highway Removal
De Blasio Can Still Stop State DOT From Building Highway Ramps By the Bronx River
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So far, City Hall has watched passively as New York State DOT plows forward with a plan to cut off Hunts Point from the Bronx River with new Bruckner ramps. But the mayor still has leverage at his disposal, if he cares enough to use it.
I-81 Teardown Upstate Gains Ally In Rachel May’s Victory Over IDC Rogue
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The insurgent wave that threw out all but one former IDC member offers a streetscape benefit upstate.
North Carolina DOT Threatens to Steamroll Asheville’s Highway-to-Boulevard Plans
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Residents of Asheville, North Carolina, thought they had fended off the highway widening the state wanted to ram through neighborhoods just outside downtown. North Carolina DOT has other ideas.
Building Highways Made Racial Segregation Worse. Can Removing Them Undo That Legacy?
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The teardown of I-81 in Syracuse presents an opportunity to rebuild Syracuse in a way that rights past injustices.
A New Neighborhood Will Replace a Sunken Rochester Highway
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With a portion of the Inner Loop highway filled in, Rochester is ready to reconnect its downtown to the East End neighborhood.